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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 1 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RT7I.ES. 



Fanot.-AU sections to be well filled, combs straight, flrm^ 

 Iv attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled bytravel- 

 rtain or ot Wise • all the cells sealed except an occas..onal 

 iellTthe outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



ANo l-AU sections well filled except the row of cells 

 aeittothewood ; combs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

 «arf ace soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. . ,, _* 



No l.-All sections well filled except the row pf cells next 

 to the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part or 

 oomb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled.. 



No. 2.— Three-fourths of the total surface must be h.lea 



*No!l?— Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 



"*Si"additloii to this the honey is to be classified according 

 to color, using the terms white, amber, and dark ; that la. 

 there wiil be ''^Fanoy White." " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



Toledo.— The market on comb honey has been better 

 for the past two weeks than it has any time during the 

 the season Prices are firm on account of the scarcity. 

 We are getting 15 and 16 for fancy white clover; 14 and 

 15 for No. 1, and 13 and 14 for amber; buckwheat, 13. 

 Extracted honey is in good demand at the following 

 prices.- White clover in barrels, 6V2 to 7; amber, 5% to 

 5M,. Cans, every s-rade, from 1 to IV2 ct. hitrher. Beop- 

 wax is firm, and in good demand at 28 and 30. The 

 above are our selling prices, not what we pay. 



Griggs Brothkrs. 



Feb 19 521 Monroe St. Toledo, Ohio 



Philadelphia.— The condition of the honey market 

 is much more firm than it was a year ago at this time, 

 with much less on the market. Usually at t .is time of 

 the year bee-men wake up to realize that they mpv rr- . 

 ry their honey over and send it to the market to be sold 

 at any price rather than hold it. At the present time, 

 the market is fairly well cleaned up. We quot-^- Fapcy 

 white comb honey, 16 to 17; amber, 13 to 14; extracted 

 white clover, 7 to 8; amber, 6 to 7; beeswax firm, 28. We 

 are producers of honey, and do not handle on commis- 

 sion Wm. a. Selser, 



Feb 19 10 Vine St., Phila, Pa. 



Cincinnati.— At the present time the demand for 

 honey is quiet; however, we fully believe the near fu- 

 ture will bring better reports, since all indications point 

 to a prosperous season. Continue to quote amber ex- 

 tracted honey in barrels at 5Vi to 6; fancy white ex- 

 tracted, at 714 to 8Vi, in ctates of two 60-lb. cans. Comb 

 honey is moving slowly at ISVs to 15, according to the 

 quality. The above are our selling prices of honey, not 

 what we are paying. Beeswax, choice bright yellow 

 grade, is wanted at 30 cts. delivered here. 



The Fred W. Muth Co., 



Feb. 19. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O. 



Atlanta —Honey market is at a standstill with us, 

 and there will be very little doing till the new crop be- 

 gins to move. We quote: fancy white, I2V2 to 14; No. 1, 

 10 to 11. Beeswax firm at 30 for No. 1 stock. 



JuDSON Heard & Co., 



Feb. 19. Atlanta, Ga. 



Chicago.— There is not much doing in our hne of 

 business, the volume not being equal to this season m 

 recent years; yet there is not much change in prices, 

 and we therefore refer to last report as representing 

 present market. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Feb 19 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Boston.— The demand is very good for new honey, 

 fully equal to the supply, and prices are firm at 16 for 

 fancy, down to 15 for No. 1 stock with practically no 

 No 2 to offer. Old honey with good supply is almost at 

 a standstill, nominal prices. Strained honey, fancy 

 white, 8; light amber, 6 to 7. 



Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Feb. 19. 31-33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



St. Louis.— Since our last our honey market has not 

 undergone any change. The demand for comb and ex- 

 trpcted honey is very limited. We quote as follows: 

 Fancy white comb honey, 13 to 14; No. 1, 12 to 13; amber, 

 11 to 12- extracted, California light amber, 6 to 672; 

 Spanish needle, 6V2 to 7. Southern, in barrels, 4% to 

 41^; in cans, 5 to 5y2. Beeswax, 29. 



R. Hartmann & Co., 



Feb. 19. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



ScHfeNECTADY.— There is but little comb honey re- 

 maining in our market; and as there is always more or 

 less demand during the Lenten season we would advise 

 producers who may still have some stock on hand to for- 

 ward the same without delay. We quote fancy white, 

 14 to 15: No. 1. 14; No. 2, 12 to 13; buckwheat, 11 to 12; 

 extracted light, 6V-to7; dark, 6 to 6V5. 



Feb. 20. Chas. McCulloch, Schenectady, N. i. 



For Sale.— Fine alfalfa honey in 60-lb. cans. Send 

 for sample and prices. 



Dadant & Sons, Hamilton, Ills. 



For Sale.— 125 lbs. buckwheat at 11 cts. This is the 

 last of our comb. Water- white extracted, 8V2 cts.; am- 

 ber, 7 cts. Quirin-the-queen-breeder, Bellevue, O. 



For Sale.— 378 bbls. Mexican honey; 98 bbls. Cuban 

 honey; 67 bbls. Southern honey. Special prices and 

 samples sent upon request. „,.,,,,. t. 



Stromeyer & Metzel, Philadelphia, Pa. 



For Sale.— Superior grades of extracted honey for 

 table use. Prices quoted on application. Sample, 10 

 cts. to pay for package and postage. ^ „ , . ^ „ 



O. L. Hershiser, 301 Huntington Av., Buffalo, N. Y. 



BEE SUPPLIES. 



We handle the finest bee supplies, made by the W. T. FALCONER MFG. 

 CO., Jamestown, N. Y. Big Discounts on early orders, let us figure 

 with you on your wants. 



MUTH SPECIAL DOVE TAIL HIVES, have* honoy board, warp- 

 proof cover, end bottom board, think of it, same prico as the regular 

 styles. Send for Catalog. 



THE FRED. W. MUTH GO., 



51 WALNUT ST., 



CINCINNATI. OHIO. 



